CHEERDANCE

CHEERDANCE

• is coined from the words, CHEER and DANCE.

• To cheer is to shout out words or phrases that may help
motivate and boost the morale of a playing team and perform
better during a game.
• Dance, on the other hand, is a physical activity where one
expresses emotions or gestures while performing bodily
movements usually in time with rhythm.
 CHEERDANCE

• Cheerdancing rooted from cheerleading - performance of a

routine, usually dominated by gymnastic skills such as jumps,
tumbling skills, lifts and tosses combined with shouting of
cheers and yells to lead the crowd to cheer for a certain team
during a game or sport.
 CHEERDANCE

• Today, cheerdancing is identified as one of the most

spectacular events in one of the biggest collegiate sports
events in the country, the UAAP (University Athletic
Association of the Philippines).
 ARMS/HAND MOVEMENTS

• Beginning stance and cheer stance

• “T” and half “T” positions
• Clasp, clap, overhead clasp, low clasp
• Touchdown, low touchdown
• High “V” and low “V”
• Tabletop and punch, etc.
• “L” and diagonal positions
 LEGS/FEET POSITIONS

• Feet Together
• Feet Apart
• Dig (front and side)
• Hitch, Liberty, and Scale
• Lunge (front and side)
• Knees and Hips position
ESSENTIALS OF CHEERDANCING
ESSENTIALS OF CHEERDANCING
CHEERDANCE BASICS (GYMNASTIC SIDE)

JUMPS
• Tuck
• Star/spread eagle
• Pike
• Split
• Hurdle Jump/Hurkie
• Toe Touch Jump
CHEERDANCE BASICS (GYMNASTIC SIDE)

Pyramids
Composition:
Flyer Base Spotter
Levels: One-and-a-half high
two-high
two-and-a-half high
 STEPS IN EXECUTING A PYRAMID

• Setting up (Preparing to lift)

• Load (Actual lift)
• Hit (Striking for a final pause)
• Dismount (To move down by the flyer)
 CHEERDANCE BASICS (DANCE SIDE)

Hip Hop Basics Jazz/Classical Dance Basics:

• Bounce (Downrock) ● Tendu (point)
• Groove (Toprock) ● Pliē (knees slightly bent)
• Power moves: ● Grand Plie (full knees bent)
- Pump ● Relevē (heels raised)
- Lock ● Piquē (Raising a knee)
- Point ● Battement (Kicks)
- Curl ● Ball Change and Chassē
• Freezes ● Piroutte and Chainē (Turns)
Tendu Plie Releve

Pique

Battement Ball change

CHEERDANCE BASICS (CHEER SIDE)

• Cheering is the very essence of cheerdance performances. To

cheer is to make someone or a team motivated and
encouraged. It boosts, salutes or acclaims the morale of
individuals and teams. In cheerdance, cheering needs to be
strong, loud, and metered so that it will be delivered in time
with rhythm or the music played.